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> I hope this city learns its lesson after being sued Government entities don’t generally learn a thing from being sued. The problem is that it’s not their mon
by anon373839 3y ago
> I hope this city learns its lesson after being sued
Government entities don’t generally learn a thing from being sued. The problem is that it’s not their money: it’s the taxpayers’ money, so no pain is felt. This is also the source of many other problems with government.
- chaps 3y agoThis matches my experiences. On my ~10th FOIA lawsuit against gov agencies and I don't expect to stop anytime soon. They just keep going, seemingly under the reckless guise of "risk management".
- Eisenstein 3y agoYou write as if there is no accountability in a democracy. The mayor can be voted out if he or she wants to use municipal funds to settle lawsuits due to poor judgement.
- likeclockwork 3y agoThere is no accountability in representative democracy. "Voted out?" You mean "not voted back in" again. During their term officials can do whatever they want and they know it. "We won't re-elect you" is a completely toothless threat.
- Eisenstein 3y agoWhat do you propose we do instead?
- anon373839 3y agoNo, I write as if I have some experience in this area.